Analysts Set Aviva plc (LON:AV) Target Price at GBX 555.67

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 555.67 ($6.78).

Several analysts recently issued reports on AV shares. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Aviva in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “top pick” rating on shares of Aviva in a report on Friday, December 6th.

Aviva Stock Performance

LON:AV opened at GBX 468.80 ($5.72) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.09, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.17. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 473 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 480.67. The firm has a market capitalization of £12.47 billion, a PE ratio of 1,019.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 0.89. Aviva has a 52-week low of GBX 390.70 ($4.77) and a 52-week high of GBX 510.20 ($6.23).

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Pippa Lambert bought 988 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 465 ($5.68) per share, for a total transaction of £4,594.20 ($5,608.84). 0.17% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Aviva

Aviva plc provides various insurance, retirement, investment, and savings products in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, and internationally. The company offers life insurance, long-term health and accident insurance, savings, pension, and annuity products, as well as pension fund business and lifetime mortgage products.